Anne Askew: Author, Martyr and proto-Feminist
Guest post from Elisa Tersigni, John Rylands Research Institute Digital Humanities Fellow. Elisa recently completed her Phd on the roleContinue Reading
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Commend me to your prayers
Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546 at the age of 62 in Eisleben, Saxony, the city where he wasContinue Reading
Sacred Sounds and Radical Printing
In the 1530s, England was in turmoil. After centuries of following the Catholic faith, people were being told that theirContinue Reading
Tyndale Treasures
Renegade, rogue and radical: Martin Luther, King Henry VIII and William Tyndale. Of the three pillars of our Reformation exhibition,Continue Reading
What price would you pay?
It is the time of year for resolutions – go on a diet, join a gym, give up drink. WhateverContinue Reading
Framing Luther: Woodcut Borders in Reformation Pamphlets
As part of our series of posts to accompany the current Reformation exhibition we are pleased to welcome guest bloggerContinue Reading
Protest from beyond the grave
Protests was a key part of the Reformation in England, as we explored in our Thursday Late a couple ofContinue Reading
Protesting in print
Back in the days before mass media, quick communication methods and the internet, one of the key ways to protestContinue Reading
Reformation Day, or is it?
Today we mark the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, but what really happened on the 31stContinue Reading
The Reformation – Luther and the lamp
The Reformation exhibition at the John Rylands Library marks 500 years since Luther declared his famous 95 theses (see Renegade,Continue Reading